St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-30
THE COMMERCIAL RECORD.
On the Chicago Board Of Trade the Feel
inu Was Trifle Bearish at the
Opening.
No Reason, However, Could Reasonably
Be Assigned for This Sentiments
Prevalence.
BuyinQ Orders From Outside Came III
Slowly, and the Scalpers ClaWed
Each Other.
TRANSACTIONS in the Financial Circles OF
WaIl Street.-The General
Markets.

CuicAeo. June 29.-The feeling was a tritie
tear5Sh III the wheat pit AT the opening, al
though no special reason for me leellS
ronld be assigned. July opened at oSssc'
fol to 69lac and recovered again to 69ssc
During the greater part OF the session July
remained at OF near 69S4c. Toward noon me
market took little squirt and touched "oD
7oiSc. Ii had been very duil Tor an hol'r pc
fore this time. which made the Improvement
SAVIOR something OF Il natural reaction. y
portion of ii, however. came from Seapoaro
clearanceS which were 44oOO Dusheis,
enough TO make The temper bulliSh for the
moment Further than this there was very
little developed. Buying orders came IN very
slowly from the outside, and the bulk OF
purchases were made by local scaIpers
These were just heavy enough to hold the
market steady at the advance. July closed
on the afternoon session quiet at o9es9I
69s4c Trading in corn to-day was fairly
active with the feeling rather easier halhs
We're reported i'll some sections OF the corn
belt and had Il tendency To increase the ofIer-
ingS. and considerable long corn was put
on the market. July opened about 4c lower
at :S6laGf 36lsc, remained steady Tor tlMe,
sold down to 36lsc and closed at ool4c. oats
were unsettled. and speculative trading was
quite active. There was Il sudden drop Oh
5sfiI8c early in the day, due 10 talr offerings
and little demand. The market soon re,
acted however. and July. which had opened
al Doc and sold to 23lsc. closed at 29tSc
Trading in provisions was very light ana the
feeling was dull, Business continues TO be
chiefly in the August and september delly-
cries The receipts of hogs were FAIR. with
the market weak and. this had an unfavOra-
BILE effect on the market for products. Inc
nudertone in the lard mark indicated weak
ness. and prices further declined 3@Il2c per
100. july started at S640. sold down 10
So So and closed at S6.37lac. Reports of
Mellow fever and that the losses by the stock
yards fire would not be as large as anucl-
pated, had depressing effect on ribs. July
opened at $40, declined TO $3.50 ana
closed at ST.4O,
THE QUOTATIONS.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat-No. June opened at 694c, closing
al G95sc: July, G9Ssc, closing at 69isc;
ELSE. closing at 74l2c. Corn-No. June
opened at 36Isc. closing at 35S4c; July,
36l2c. closing ut 36Ac; August, 3Sssc, closing
at 377sc; September, $3.50, closing at 39l4c
at 257Sc; July, 26sse, closing at 2o7se !;
August 263lc closing at 26l2c; September,
27Iic closing at 2678i4c. Mess pork per
barrel, June opened at So, closing at SO. 70.
closing at S6.37i2; July, S6.40. closing at
S637l2; August, S6.5212, closing at $3.50;
September, St 62le. closing at So so; Short
Ribs per 100 lbs-June opened at 81 40, clos
$40; August. $50, closing at 500
September $40, closing at S7.6J.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour IS
steady and prices are firm and better feel
6o7sc No. ) spring, 63c; No. , red. 73c.
Corn, No. > Boise. Oats. No. 3, 1850
257Sc. Rye, No. ,, sic, Flax seed, No l,
SI1S7I 1919; prime timothy seed, 1922
OPS. Mess pork. per Dbl. $3.50. Lard,
per 100 lbs, S6.35@6,3712; short ribs,
sides. loose. 81 35Gp7 81 dry sailed shoulders,
boxed. 3. 40@5. 80; short clear sides, boxed,
S7.eG07.S5. Whisky, distillers' finished
goods per gal, Ito. Sugars, cut loaf 6$5
@G5se; granulated, 6 Slice: standard A,
l3-16c. Re-ceipts-Flour, $4,000 bDls:
wheat, 1900 bu; corn 174,0 600 bus oats,
13S. coo bu: rye, 800 bu; barley, 1000 bu
Shipments-Flour 5000 bbls; wheat. 25S,
0C0 bu; corn, $4,000 bu: oats, 95 900 bu;
rye. 800 bu; barley, j ,0G0 bu. ON the pro
duce exchange, to-day. the butter market
was steady at 14@1Sc for creamery, and pa
1594c for dairy. Eggs were steady at II
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